TSI Live

Our secret ingredient, for this special live taping, is SXSW! We wanted to explore the future of food on this show, and what better way to ask questions about the future of anything, than through the lens of this tech heady conference that descends on Austin, Texas every March.

What will it mean to eat food in the future? What will food look and taste like? Will things like fake meat, Soylent, and Quorn, replace the Sunday dinner of rump roast, potatoes, and collard greens? And if they do, would that really be so bad?

In this episode Raj Patel argues the case for Soylent green, Rebecca McInroy asks if GMOs are going to kill us all, and Tom Philpott illustrates what’s really at steak, and in your steak, when talking antibiotics.

In each episode of The Secret Ingredient, we find a new way to think about the ways we eat everyday. Hosts Raj, Tom and Rebecca talk with the people whose life’s work has been to understand the complex systems of production, distribution, marketing and impact these foods have on our lives. Join us, and dig in!
We won't tell you what to eat, but we will tell you why you're eating it.